App-based Cognitive Training at Home (ACTH)

Samsung Medical Center

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Healthy Volunteers, Aged

Treatments

Behavioral: Multidisciplinary prevention

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03494699

2018-02-050

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized controlled trial is for investigating the effects of multidisciplinary intervention program on cognition and activity of daily living ability in community dwelling healthy elderly. The intervention consists of cognitive group training every month, daily home cognitive training using cognitive training smartphone application, record of weekly physical activity and body weight and feedback program, and alcohol and smoking cessation monitoring and feedback program. Among these interventions, app-based cognitive training at home is the major intervention in this study. The total duration of intervention is 1 year, and the tablet-based cognitive screening test and the patient-reported questionnaires to evaluate subjective memory decline, quality of life, depression, and activity of daily living are used for outcome measures.

Enrollment

400 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

60+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

literate
education years >= 6 years
not demented
mini-mental status examination >= 24
android cellular phone users
no significant decline in activities of daily living (Korea- Instrumental Activities of Daily Living =<5)

Exclusion criteria

Who has a history of major cardiovascular diseases within 3 months of study enrollment (ex. myocardial infarction, stroke)
Who has current illnesses that could possibly affect cognition or with anticipated life expectancy of less than 2 years (ex. end stage cancer, on chemotherapy)
Who has a severe hearing difficulty or visual disturbance
Who has a limitation in communication
Who was diagnosed with dementia
Who has a plan for immigration or move in 1.5 years after study enrollment
Who underwent a cognitive training within 6 months of study enrollment